", COGIC teaches that sanctification is a continuous operation of the Holy Spirit, by which he "delivers the justified sinner from the pollution of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to perform good works". We hope you enjoy learning more about the Church leadership and the important role they have in leading God's people. [9] This Holiness group/fellowship adopted the name Church of God in Christ, and COGIC began to develop congregations throughout the South. On November 14, 1968, the General Assembly of the COGIC elected the first general board and presiding bishop of the church. The Office of the General Secretary is responsible for developing and maintaining data pertaining to the Church Of God In Christ and oversees the credentialing of those engaged in the ministry of the Church. Church Of God In Christ, Inc. 2015-23. Education was considered key to advancement of the race. The exception is when the charges are against a Bishop which would be filed with the Board of Bishops. Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Bishop Dwight E. Walls Sr.. First Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Superintendent Melton Timmons. Together they traveled across the country proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mother Willie Mae Rivers served faithfully for 20 years as General Mother until 2017 and the age of 91. Bishop Jones was the only living bishop of the five original bishops consecrated by Bishop Mason. [12] Mason stayed in Los Angeles for five weeks and his visit to the Azusa Street Revival changed the direction of the newly formed holiness church. The first Sunday School Superintendent was Professor L. W. Lee (19081916). They unanimously chose C.H. The Elders' Council met and organized the first Missions board of the Church of God in Christ. The Office of the Jurisdictional Secretary is responsible for maintaining accurate and detailed records of administrative, ecclesiastical, and civil operations of the Michigan Southwest Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. [48] COGIC clergy are also encouraged to have a certain degree of training in marriage counseling as well. [31], Bishop Ford also renovated several COGIC structures in Memphis, including Mason Temple. The current presiding bishop and chief apostle is Bishop J. According to the Church of God in Christ's official website, the role of the General Board, comprised of 12 bishops, is to establish and execute policies for the COGIC membership, as well as . The Board was updated on a proposed budget modification to cover outstanding obligations from the previous fiscal year. In 1964 however, disagreement between the authority of the Senior Bishop and the executive board, led by Bishop A. Vice chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Bishop Marcus Ways. During the tenure of Bishop G.E. Some pastor's wives have served as pastor of congregations usually after the death of a pastor sometimes serving under the title of "shepherdess, shepherd mother, or church administrator. The general assembly is the supreme authority over the church to decide matters of faith and practice. There was the creation of the Sunday School Field Representative. General Secretary Church of God in Christ, Inc. 930 Mason Street Memphis, Tennessee 38126 To file charges against a bishop, send the grievance to; The Chairman of the Board of Bishops, the Chairman of the Board of Bishops Grievance Committee, and the General Secretary Bishop Lyle. Thereafter, missionaries were sent to Africa and the islands of the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. She has previously served on the Women's advisory board, Executive Board, steering committee Women's International Convention, General Supervisor's Regional Representative (West Coast Region of the United States), member of the Program Committee then chairperson, Chairperson Special Convention Assistance Committee, National Leadership Conference and Women's Convention Leadership Conference, International Marshall and Assistant General Supervisor. Patterson, as Presiding Bishop of the Church in the 2000s, he helped bridge denominational barriers and encouraged non-COGIC ministries and denominations to work collaboratively with the COGIC denomination to help support charity efforts for poor and disadvantaged African Americans and people affected by poverty and disasters in foreign countries through the COGIC Charities Department and the COGIC Missions and Evangelism Department. Factions developed within the organization as both the senior bishop and Bishop A. The constitutional convention drafted and approved a new constitution which dissolved both the office of the Senior Bishop and the executive board; it also established the General Assembly, which meets biannually, as the supreme authority over the church to decide matters of faith and practice. Touch between the genders should be limited. We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God. C. P. Jones and those Holiness leaders who did not embrace the Azusa Revival experience continued as Holiness churches. COGIC licensed female evangelists may also serve as chaplains in military, federal, state, and local institutions requiring chaplains. As has been stated, COGIC does not ordain women as elder or bishop, however, COGIC would not have become the largest predominately African-American Pentecostal church in the world, nor have the largest Women's convention of any major denomination without the contributions of women. He is also known for his aggressive initiative, "Save Africa's Children" which supports hundreds of African children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in orphanages in several countries in Africa. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is a Holiness - Pentecostal Christian denomination, [1] [2] with a predominantly African-American membership. Treasurer of the General Council of Pastors and Elders Pastor William Ward. During the tenure of Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. as Presiding Bishop in the 1970s and 80s, Bishop Patterson established several interdenominational Christian schools and seminaries, and helped to establish the World Fellowship of Black Pentecostal Churches and gained COGIC membership in the Congress of National Black Churches as well, a national caucus of Black church denominations that represent different denominations and organizations of the Black Church in America. Music Dept. Male as well as female evangelists were instrumental in spreading COGIC throughout the United States as well as around the world. In 1895, C.P. Jones and C.H. Mason were licensed Baptist ministers in Mississippi who began teaching and preaching a Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification as a second work of grace to their Baptist congregations. This seasonal period was selected because most of the COGIC members were farmers and were finished harvesting their crops around this time. Vice President of COGIC World Missions-Supervisor Faye M. Butler. Mason was influenced by the testimony of the African-American Methodist evangelist Amanda Berry Smith, one of the most widely respected African-American holiness evangelists of the nineteenth century. [22], The years of 19621968 has been described as a "Dark Period" in the history of the Church of God in Christ, because there was polarization and conflict in leadership following the death of the founder. Second Vice Chairman of the National Board of Trustees Attorney Amos Smith. A. But during the early twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement had rapid growth nationally and attracted racially integrated congregants to its worship services. Green. She developed the role of the State Minister of Music and traveled the world conducting seminars and workshops perfecting the quality of choir music, their performance, appearance and demeanor, and the COGIC sound. Bishop Blake also won a defamation lawsuit in 2016 against Earl Carter, who was ordered to remove all defamatory videos and to cease and desist from further conduct disparaging Bishop Blake. Rev. As public education was segregated and underfunded by white officials in the South through most of the tenure of the first major leader, this school became a destination for parents wanting their children to have high-quality education. Sister Church Support Ministry a church in the USA giving support to a church on the mission field. She was greatly interested in the building of Mason Temple and she kept her national building fund drives functioning until she knew the building was ready for dedication. Bishop O. T. Jones Sr, however, did not leave the COGIC. Owens and became known as AIM (Auxiliaries in Ministry). We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. Southern California Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. [7] The leadership of the Mississippi State Convention of the National Baptist Convention intervened and expelled Jones, Mason, and others who embraced the Wesleyan teaching of entire sanctification. [27], Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. was elected in November 1968 as the first presiding bishop of the church by the General Assembly at the Sixty-First Holy Convocation of the church. Rev. In 1975, he resigned as co-pastor, withdrawing his membership in the COGIC because of leadership disagreements with his uncle, J. O. Patterson Sr. concerning an establishment of another jurisdiction in the city of Memphis. He was elected as the denomination's leader on March 27, 2021. Malcolm X's Funeral was held in Harlem, New York City at Faith Temple Church Of God in Christ. (Young People Willing Workers), and Missions and Evangelism. A. Blackwell, E. M. Blackwell, E. M. Page, R. H. I. Clark, D. J. The school enjoyed its greatest growth and success under the leadership of Dr. Arenia Conella Mallory (19041977). Clean White, Jurisdictional Bishop, Bermuda Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, National Evangelist, Recording Artist, Songwriter, Atlanta, Georgia, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 15:15. Just another Church Of God In Christ, Inc. site. On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech, at Mason Temple Church Of God in Christ in Memphis. We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation. On May 19, 1952, he added Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. Also in 1952, Mason revised the constitution to determine the leadership and succession of the church after his death. [3] Bishop Blake said, "The Church of God in Christ does not compromise its stance against homosexuality as the Word of God condemns it as sin, but "this preacher's" (referring to Earl Carter) comments were unacceptably offensive and uncalled for, and will not be tolerated by the Church of God in Christ or its leadership. Carter was found in contempt of court for failing to obey the court order and was jailed until he removed all videos and agreed to comply. Protestant doctrinal debates about Calvinism and Wesleyan Perfectionism affected how even local African-American Baptist pastors responded to new Christian movements at the time. Mamie Till-Mobley was a member of St. Paul COGIC led by then Elder Louis Henry Ford (who would later become the presiding bishop of the denomination) officiated the service. He testified to receiving entire sanctification after reading her autobiography in 1893. COGIC teaches the deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, physical death, burial, resurrection, ascension and visible return to the earth. Email: cogsecgeneral@churchofgod.org. Bishop Blake led the COGIC to become a greater global ministry, primarily in Africa and Latin America, while at the same time investing in the inner cities where many COGIC congregations are located. Coffey was a child convert to COGIC under the preaching of Bishop Mason, and was influential in organizing many of the auxiliaries, bands, and units that exist within the COGIC Women's Department. Finding two groups of women in the church, one group praying known as the Prayer Band, the other group studying and teaching the Word known as the Bible Band, she combined the two under the name of the Prayer and Bible Band. As a Pentecostal church, COGIC teaches that when one is baptized in the Holy Spirit, the believer will experience an initial evidence of speaking in tongues (glossolalia) by the will of God. Our Legacy These twelve bishops, chosen from the Board of Bishops, are voted into office by the General Assembly for a term of four years . Amen. Some of these African-American Baptist pastors in local Southern areas such as Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas considered Jones and Mason to be controversial. "[90] This excerpt of Elder Carter's sermon went viral throughout social media and was picked up by major television news broadcasts. Originally, this gathering of the 'Saints' lasted for twenty days, from November 25 to December 14. COGIC considers any physical, sexual relationship outside of the sanctity of marriage to be outside of the sovereign will of God and unbiblical. According to Alex Haley, "He and his wife then received bomb threats at home and at church." [6], In June 1896, Jones held a Holiness convention at Mt. She also established a musical program. The international membership of COGIC is estimated be between one and three million adherents. Bishop Patterson was the second youngest person to ever be elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC at the age 60 in 2000, second to his uncle, Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. who was 56 when he was elected Presiding Bishop in 1968. A Jeter and D. J. The church is thought to have nearly two million members in 7,000 churches on the continent of Africa. She was the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women for Texas Southwest Jurisdiction under the late Bishop T. D. Iglehart. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States. President Clinton gave speeches at COGIC meetings including the International Holy Convocation at Mason Temple and the Women's International Convention. Throughout the dispute, Elder Carter made allegations against Bishop Blake for impropriety, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power as presiding bishop. She is also the Jurisdictional Supervisor for the First Jurisdiction, Southern California. Each jurisdictional bishop appoints a jurisdictional supervisor to lead the work of the women on a jurisdictional level. Mother Lillian Coffey appointed Mother Reatha Herndon as president of the National Women's Evangelist Board in 1951. Sin was transmitted to humanity when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, as a result all men have original sin. Chairman of the Board of Bishops Bishop Albert Galbraith. There is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. During World War I, the FBI opened a file on Bishop Mason and conducted surveillance on him because of his pacifism during the war. Organized in the South and having a predominately African-American membership, COGIC has had a long history in advancing civil rights. It ultimately ended by 1930, when the Depression set in. In 1927, the call was made for workers to go to serve the Lord in foreign lands. It also increasingly stressed high academic standards so that its graduates could go to normal school or college, especially to teach other African Americans. Bishop J.W. Lizzie Woods Robinson (19111945) was the first "General Mother" of the church. These departments include: the Women's Department, the Sunday School Department, the Youth Department known as Y.P.W.W. Desiring to learn more about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, C. H. Mason, J. Office of the Secretariat members: Missionary Marcia Black-Watson, Jurisdictional Secretary Supervisor Irene Oakley#, pastor, supervisor, bishop's wife, Mother Louise Patterson, evangelist, former first lady and wife of G.E. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. Name * Email Address (UserID) * Create a Password * Confirm your Password * Birthday * Month: Day: Year: Gender * Male Female Jurisdiction * Church In 1984 and 1988 respectively, Rev. The current chairman of AIM is Bishop Linwood E. Dillard of Memphis, TN.[62]. B. McEwen, Bishop J. S. Bailey, and Bishop O. M. Kelly as his assistants. In her brief tenure, she encouraged the women to stay focused and supportive to the leadership of the church. [19], Mason continued to travel across the nation preaching and establishing COGIC churches. COGIC became a staple of gospel music under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. After the death of Mother Coffey in 1964, Dr. Annie L. Bailey (19641975), became the third General Supervisor. She was the wife and companion of Bishop John Seth Bailey, a trusted adviser of Bishop Mason, and later the first assistant presiding bishop of the church. Divorce is considered inconsistent with biblical teachings and is highly discouraged as well, but exceptions are made for special circumstances. President, International Youth Department Superintendent Nathaniel Green. Remarriage is usually highly discouraged, except in the case of the death of a spouse or former spouse. Bishop Patterson was also to date the youngest person to ever be elected presiding bishop of COGIC at the age of 56; the second youngest was his nephew Gilbert Earl (G.E.) The Pastor of the church shall notify in writing the General Secretary of the Church of God in Christ, the Jurisdictional Bishops where the church is affiliated, and the Jurisdictional Bishop where the church intends to transfer, of intent to transfer, which notice shall be given at least thirty (30) days before the local church's membership can From the very beginning of gospel music, COGIC members have influenced its rise. In 1916, a few white churches were organized as a white branch of COGIC. Today the International Women's Convention/Crusade meets annually in May in different cities throughout the nation drawing thousands of women from around the world. At its first convocation held in 1897, the group identified simply as the "Church of God." The pair modeled the pastor and wife ministry team in COGIC. He referred in his sermon to gay men as "sissies", "perverted and lost", and said, "If you want to feel like a girl; I wish God would give you the monthly of a girl; I wish He had you bleeding out of your butt. [63] The current president of the Department of Evangelism is Bishop Elijah Hankerson III of St. Louis, Missouri. COGIC members gathered for praying, fasting, teaching, preaching, fellowship and conducting business related to the national COGIC organization. Page in 1927. [21], In 1907, there were ten COGIC churches, but by the time of Bishop Mason's death in 1961, COGIC had spread to every state in the United States and to many foreign countries. The COGIC has always had a long history with Christian ecumenism, partnering up with and collaborating with other Christian churches and denominations for the purposes of advancing ministry and charity efforts, both in the United States, and globally in foreign countries as well. In November 1975, at the National Holy Convocation in Memphis, TN., with the consent of the General Board, Bishop Carlis Moody Sr. of Evanston, Illinois, was appointed by Bishop J. O. Patterson to be president of the Department of Home and Foreign Missions. Home; Secretaries Please click on the drop down tab. However, the Church believes that in some extreme or rare cases, medical and operational abortion may be the safest way to help the mother if the pregnancy is jeopardizing the mother's life and health. [43], COGIC teaches that man was created perfect and sinless in the image of God as a tripartite being having a body, soul, and spirit. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most notably Charles Price Jones (18651949) and Charles Harrison Mason (18641961). Washington, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop Brandon B. Porter, and Bishop J. Young were appointed as a committee by C. P. Jones to investigate reports of a revival in Los Angeles, California that was being led by an itinerant preacher named William J. Seymour. The judicial board serves as the judicial branch and is the supreme body that interprets polity and practice. [29], Bishop Gilbert Earl (G. E.) Patterson began his ministry as co-pastor of the Holy Temple COGIC with his father, Bishop W. A. Patterson. During 19101913, two white ministers, Elder H. A. Goss and Elder Leonard P. Adams, were clergy under the authority of C. H. Mason. He appointed regional presidents to serve as liaisons to the jurisdictional presidents. [25], Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones Sr. was pastor of the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia and the Jurisdictional Bishop of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction. Today COGIC operates the All Saints Bible College in Memphis, the C. H. Mason system of bible colleges, and the C. H. Mason Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. General Secretary Bishop Joel H. Lyles Jr.. Chairman of the General Assembly Bishop Lemuel F. Thuston. During the 1950s and 60s, during the height of the civil rights movement, COGIC ministers and congregations played host to many significant events. Winbush General Board Member Jurisdictional prelate", Atonement: COGIC Leader Slams "Disrespectful" Preacher & Apologizes To 'I'm Not Gay No More' Guy | AlwaysAList.com, Bishop Blake Condemns 'Bad Preacher'; Apologizes to 'I Don't Like Mens No More' Guy, "COGIC's Bishop Charles Blake Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Minister Earl Carter", "Man Who Attacked COGIC Bishop Charles Blake Jailed", "Dr. Earl Carter Responses to Bishop Blake Apology", "A Letter to the Members of the Church of God in Christ, Inc", Succession of Church of God in Christ Leaders, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church_of_God_in_Christ&oldid=1141739755, Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. presiding bishop, Bishop J. S. Bailey first assistant presiding bishop, Bishop S. M. 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